Grainswest - Tech 2023

Tech 2023 grainswest.com 17 CUTTHE CROP. Have a hassle-free harvest with Brandt Ag. Brandt Ag has everything you need to get your grain in the bin faster: More Inventory All the hardest-working harvest equipment around, including the John Deere X9 combine, plus the parts for every make and model in-stock!. More Dealerships With 21 dealerships located across Alberta and Saskatchewan, there’s always a Brandt Ag location just down the road. More Service The best-trained technicians and longer shop hours mean that you can get the service you need when you need it. more.brandt.ca/agriculture Visit us online at: Brandt Grain Carts Brandt Augers Brandt Grain Belts GW: Are the results comparable to dry- ing grain with standard systems? RB: You’re not just drying grain; you protect your crop by getting it in the bin as quick as you can. Now it’s not a risk for me to take off tough grain. Once it’s in the bin, for me, it’s safe, because I know from experience, I can dry it down. I just don’t worry. Sometimes we’ll start and the first two bins are tough and the rest are dry. But it means we can start those two days earlier, then we’ve got work done and grain in the bin. And since I’ve been doing this, we’ve had very little number 2, let alone number 3. It’s almost always number 1. There’s no sprouting, never a frost issue and it doesn’t sit in the field and get bleached. We get very good colour on it because we’re get- ting it off sooner. GW: How much interest has your dryer generated among fellow farmers? RB: Everybody is really interested when they see it, but I haven’t heard of any- one else building one yet. Maybe it’s too daunting. I’ve been a little puzzled at why no one else seems to be interested in building one like it. But it’s easy to buy a machine that will dry grain. GW: Have you ever considered marketing your system? RB: No. One of the most common questions I get is, “Are you thinking of patenting it?” I’m not interested in telling anyone they can’t build it. I would be pleased just to see people do it. GW: Could someone develop a marketable version of your dryer? RB: I’ve thought about that. Someone could manufacture a system of pipes on a semi-trailer where the equipment folds out hydraulically. You just open it up when you need it. It would be nice for it to be commer- cially available. I’m not going to start a business because I’m too old for that. But it’s just like building anything; once you start, someone else says, “Well, I can build that.” It’s not that hard.